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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
10
A new Massachusetts law will go into effect on January 1, 1957. Holidays such as Washington's Birthday Patriots' Day Memorial Day Armistice Day and others will be observed on Mondays under the change.
Virginia horticulturist A Vernon Watts of the Virginia Truck Experiment Station warns that high temperatures after harvesting can ruin sweet corn within hours. He urges immediate cooling, proper storage, and careful harvesting near prime condition to preserve quality and market prices. Prices for fresh corn are expected to ease after Florida shipments and then recover late June.
Market reports show apples, asparagus, potatoes, and sweet potatoes with mixed quotes and weak demand for poultry. Cattle and calves offer limited sales with prices around 8.00 to 12.50 for cows, 18.00 to 22.00 for prime calves, and light hogs and sheep offerings, with prices not fully established.
Livestock volumes listed include 6 000 salable hogs with various weights and prices ranging from 21.25 to 26.25 for different cuts. Cattle calves sheep totals shown with price bands and limited test sales. Wheat futures opened lower while corn oats rye and soybeans set and moved with mixed price quotes and nearby contracts.
New York stocks showed small gains in early dealings with several leaders advancing. Companies climbing included Chesapeake & Ohio Sinclair Oil Southern California Edison Kennecott Copper Dow Chemical U S Steel Studebaker United Aircraft and Radio Corp while Sears Roebuck International Harvester Douglas Aircraft American Telephone and Du Pont declined.
Agriculture Dept notes prices paid in Winchester area with market steady to barely steady. Farm prices 24 hours to noon: broilers under three pounds 22 to 23 cents, over three pounds 23 to 24, heavy breeder hens 25, heavy hens 18 to 19, heavy type young hen turkeys 35. Harrisonburg market quotes US Grade A Large white 0.38, A Large brown 0.38, B Large white 0.30, B Large brown 0.30, A Medium 0.30, A Small 0.20, C 0.20. Winchester egg market Grade A large 0, A medium 0.28, B large 0.28, A small 0.28, C 0.00.
Blacksburg gardeners are urged to start the fall garden now. Virginia Tech specialists note fall planting can be as rewarding as spring and summer with crops like broccoli carrots lettuce kale and tomatoes. Deep planting suits drier early weather and lighter fertilizer may be needed.
Blacksburg gardeners should select onions with good keeping qualities like Elbenezer Yellow globe Danvers. Harvest when tops bend over, cure under an open shed, and use poorly kept onions quickly to prevent spoilage.
A local market listing shows prices for flour and corn meal, feeds, mixed feed, and various grains by region. It includes price ranges for No 2 Yellow Corn and Wheat across Rockingham and Augusta counties, plus notes on butter storage and bulb handling.
Funeral services for Thomas Daly Kenny of 443 N Loudoun St deceased yesterday at Maplewood Nursing Home will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church officiated by Father Robert O Hickman Rosary is at 7:30 p.m. today at Jones Funeral Home Kenny was a member of Sacred Heart Church Holy Name Society Friendship Fire Company and Eagles and Moose Lodges Interment will be in St Peters Catholic Cemetery Westernport Md. Remains rest at Jones Funeral Home until services.
Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Cave of Stephens City will be held Saturday at 2 p m at the Jones Funeral Home. The Rev J S Duckwall will officiate and pallbearers include Raymond Fizen Charles Sandy Robert Sandy Carroll Ritenour Edward Ritenour and Douglas Ritenour. Interment follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester.
The 45 foot Marine Corps traveling exhibit trailer will visit Loudoun St and Rouss Ave for one day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Local public can view medals including the Medal of Honor, history cartoons, battle streamers of three active divisions, and a world map of Marine duty stations. The display tours Maryland to DC, arriving in this city as announced by Lawrence C. Fries, USMC.
A display chronicles civilian to Marine Corps life through boot camp and service schools. It features a model bunker an armored vest small arms rocket launcher mortar and M 1 rifle with planes in service plus a motion picture projector tape recorder and public address system for the trailer presentation.
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